Month: July 2014

A discovery on how bacteria interact with salt to build complex three-dimensional shelters to hibernate has led scientists to believe that the micro-organisms can help find signs of life on other planets.

“Given the richness and complexity of these formations, they may be used as biosignatures in the search for life in extremely dry environments outside our own planet, such as the surface of Mars or that of Jupiter’s satellite, Europa,” said biologist Jose Maria Gomez from Laboratory of BioMineralogy and Astrobiological Research (LBMARS) at University of Valladolid-CSIC, Spain.

Muslim New Zealanders will today celebrate the Islamic festival Eid-ul Fitr following the sighting of the new moon and will come together to celebrate at Parliament this week, Ethnic Affairs Minister Judith Collins says.

Actress Nicole Kidman, known for her glamorous avatar, was unrecognisable when she came on the set of her new movie, “The Family Fang”, sporting a darker, low-maintenance hairdo.

Dressed in a blue jeans and a white top, she looked casual on the set of the movie here July 15, reports huffingtonpost.com.

A big screen adaptation of Kevin Wilson’s novel of the same name, the film stars Kidman and Jason Bateman as siblings who grew up in a family of performance artists and must search for their famous parents when they inexplicably disappear.

Finnish researchers have suggested that a healthy lifestyle helps in fighting mental decline, with exercise and diet holding significant potential against Alzheimer’s disease.

The study, led by Miia Kivipelto from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and the National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, has shown exercise and diet have a major impact on the risk of an individual suffering from Alzheimer’s disease at later stage of his life, Good News from Finland reported.

Gone are those days when women dreaded of the D-word in their strained marriage.

Educated women of today are not just confident about their stand in the society but also have no fear of being at risk of a divorce.

They are a bit more aware of predicament and have immense sensibility to deal with them. Women who earn more than there husbands or partners are often subject to ugly ends in relationship.

So men take heart and show some humility if your wife is more educated than you and earns better. With changing times, this may not drive your relationship to the dead end any more.

A 25-year-old Delhi University student was allegedly raped by her friend in Vijay Nagar area of Ghaziabad.

Police said the incident took place on Saturday evening when the accused, identified as Anil Sharma, took the girl to a flat in Vijay Nagar area and allegedly raped her.

Sharma and the girl, a resident of Mehrauli area of south Delhi, were good friends for a year.

Based on a complaint filed by the girl, a Zero FIR has been registered at Mehrauli police station as the incident has been reported in Ghaziabad.

A 30-year-old woman and her 7-year-old son were found dead under mysterious circumstances in Govindpuri area of south Delhi yesterday.

The deceased were identified as Sommati and Kamal.

Police said that the incident came to light this evening when some neighbours of the deceased smelled foul smell emanating from their house.

“Sensing something has gone wrong, neighbours immediately called up police, which broke open the house’s door only to find Sommati and her son Kamal dead there.

A 35-year-old woman, who had sustained severe burn injuries under mysterious circumstances in Rohini, died at a hospital here yesterday.

Police have registered a case of dowry harassment after family members of the woman, identified as Savita Agarwal, alleged that she was set on fire by her in-laws.

He in-laws, however, denied the allegations and claimed that she committed suicide by setting herself on fire. Agarwal was admitted to the Safdurjung Hospital on Tuesday night with 90 per cent burn injuries.

Eid preparations are on in full swing in the Valley which is resulting in a huge rush of shoppers everywhere in the markets of Srinagar. Eid will be celebrated in the country tomorrow.

A huge rush of shoppers could be seen today in the markets of Kashmir Valley as the residents here have started preparing for the Eid-ul-Fitr that will be celebrated on Friday or Saturday all over the world depend upon the crescent (moon).

The National Democratic Alliance or NDA government is now going to allow women officers to command battalions in the army’s branches such as aviation, engineers and signal.

According to army sources, the government is planning to file an affidavit in the Supreme Court where it will say that women officers joining the force from 2015-16 onwards will be trained to command battalions.

Besides, they would be allowed to compete with their male counterparts to be eligible to head the units.

Nearly 2.5 billion people or 35 percent of the global population is expected to use smartphones by the end of 2015, says the latest report of US-based industry tracker Strategy Analytics.

The reason behind this surge is the expansion of low-end smartphones by global players that has helped them make inroads into emerging markets in the developing countries like India.

“The Asia-Pacific region holds the most number of smartphone users while Europe and North America have the highest portion of people holding the high-tech handsets among all mobile phone users,” the report said.

The president of Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) Manjit Singh GK said on Monday that he has no objection if the All India Act is made and all the Gurudwara Committees fall under it.

Singh told ANI, “They have said that the Delhi Gurudwara Committee should come under SGPC. As per my understanding, Delhi Gurudwara Committee has already stamped the All India Act. According to that, all the Gurudwaras should come under one act.”

South Africa need 331 runs to defeat Sri Lanka with nine wickets remaining after day four of the second Test ended with the hosts piling up a total of 229 runs in their second innings on a day that saw rain and bad lighting conditions.

Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews remained unbeaten on 63 while the hosts lost eight wickets with two players not batting at all.

Faf du Plessis caught Kithuruwan Vithanage for his individual score of seven off Morne Morkel’s delivery. Niroshan Dickwella got caught by A B de Villiers for his individual score of 16 off Dale Steyn’s delivery.

England captain Alastair Cook has kept his side steady as the hosts opened play after winning the toss in the third Test against India.

At the lunch break, England has amassed 78 runs for the loss of a wicket with skipper Cook batting at an unbeaten 48.

Cook is helped on at the crease by Gary Ballance, who is playing on his individual score of four runs.

Sam Robson was the first wicket to fall for the host side as he was caught by Ravindra Jadeja on his individual score of 26 off Mohammed Shami ‘s delivery.

Saharanpur’s District Magistrate (DM) Sandhya Tiwari today assured that normalcy is returning in the city.

Tiwari said that the situation started becoming stable since yesterday noon itself and today till now no violence has been reported.

“According to the counting and survey so far, till now total 33 are injured, three dead, 22 shops and 15 four wheelers burnt and 38 arrested,” said Tiwari while addressing a press conference.

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed disappointment over the news of Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari’s residence being bugged.

“Hope it’s not true that in a democracy ministers’ houses are being bugged,” said Singh at Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s Iftar party.

Reportedly, listening devices were recovered today from Gadkari’s residence.

The situation in violence-hit areas of Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh, where three people were killed in communal violence two days ago, continued to be tense Monday, forcing authorities to extend the curfew in some areas.

There were a few minor incidents of stone-pelting in some areas but the situation was by and large under control, police said.

Police and para-military personnel had been deployed in the sensitive areas of the city, district police chief Rajesh Pandey said.

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Retired wing commander Praful Bakshi on Sunday said that major intrusion from China can be expected in a month or so.

“We can expect a major intrusion from China in a month or two so that they can assess our alertness, preparedness and readiness to cope the Chinese invasion. Apart from this we must strengthen our patrolling on the border,” said Bakshi.

Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister Akhilesh Singh Yadav today attended Iftar party hosted by U.P. governor Ram Nayak.

Every year, Hindus and Muslims participate in Iftar festivities with fervour and gaiety. In fact, Hindus visit the houses of their Muslim friends, in order to be part of their celebrations.

During Ramadan, Muslims offer special prayers called Taraweeh at the end of their usual five times prayers. Ramadan lasts for 29 or 30 days and culminates in the Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations.

An Australian solar car has broken a 26-year-old world speed record, potentially establishing itself as the fastest electric vehicle over a distance of 500 kilometres, on a single battery charge.

The world record was made by a team of University of New South Wales students at a racetrack in Geelong, Victoria. The car achieved an average speed of more than 100 kmph during the attempt, bettering the previous world record of 73 kmph.

Kareena Kapoor says her actor husband Saif Ali Khan is not comfortable doing a slapstick comedy like ‘Humshakals’. Kareena, 33, thinks Saif is a “brilliant actor” who has taken cinema forward.

“I haven’t seen the film (Humshakals) yet. Of course he made a mistake and he feels that, because people don’t like to see him in that space as he has given such wonderful performances in films like ‘Omkara’, ‘Parineeta’ and others. He has done films that have been path breaking. Saif is one actor who has taken cinema ahead,” Kareena told PTI.

TRS MP of Chevaella, Mr. Konda Vishweshwar Reddy while addressing a press conference yesterday told that Central Govt. has done injustice to Telangana in the recently presented budget. He further told that despite this,Mr. KCR is committed to fulfill election promises made by TRS. He also told that Chevalla Parliamentary Constituency would be developed and special care will be taken for the progress of the Muslim in this area. He said that he starting an office at Serilingampally where people can approach him from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

A pilot and a technician were killed in an Italian city Sunday as their firefighting helicopter crashed.

The incident, which occurred in the city of Rieti in central Italy, left the co-pilot badly wounded. He was rushed to a hospital in serious condition, Xinhua quoted media reports as saying.

The victims, aged 60 and 67, were confirmed dead soon after the crash, which occurred near a lake in the area while the firefighter helicopter was carrying out a flight training, according to local authorities.

–IANS